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Trading Places People Moves as 2021 turned into 2022 ASSET MANAGEMENT: Standard Chartered hires sustainability head Drew Standard Chartered has appointed Marisa Drew as its new chief sustainability officer (CSO), joining from Credit Suisse. Effective from July 1, Drew will chair the group sustainability forum, drive its net zero commitments and oversee the existing sustainable finance and sustainability strategy teams, the bank said. Based in London, she will report to Simon Cooper, CEO, corporate, commercial & institutional banking, and join its management team. Neuberger Berman nabs Franklin Templeton equities expert Neuberger Berman has appointed Nicole Vettise as managing director and client portfolio manager for equities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea). In the newly-created role, she is based in London and reports to Dik van Lomwel, head of Emea and Latin America at Neuberger Berman, and Doug Kramer, head of institutional
equity and multi-asset at Neuberger Berman. Commenting on her appointment, van Lomwel, said: “With portfolio managers now located in Japan, China and more in Europe, along with advances to our global research, data science and ESG capabilities, we are building on our long history of equity management.” American Century nabs Schroders’ sustainability head American Century Investments has hired Schroders’ sustainability expert Sarah Bratton Hughes as its head of ESG and sustainable investing. Based in New York, she joined the investment manager on January 3 to lead the firm’s ESG and investment stewardship team efforts. In her new role, Bratton Hughes is responsible for executing the firm’s sustainable investing strategy, as well as the management of its ESG research platform and active ownership practices. Her team is also in charge of firmwide ESG research and training, innovating ESG assessment tools, and managing the ESG engagement
and proxy voting protocol, as well as driving sustainable investment initiatives and client solutions.
SECURITIES FINANCE: Fidelity boosts agency lending with hire from State Street Fidelity Investments has appointed Ryan Joyce as a senior international equity trader within its agency lending division. A Fidelity spokesperson told Global Investor that Joyce will focus on the management and distribution of the international equity book of business during Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) trading hours. Based in Boston, he will also focus on expanding existing distribution channels and opening new opportunities in the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions. BNY Mellon promotes Templeton to run securities finance sales BNY Mellon has promoted John Templeton to global head of securities finance sales and relationship management, in a newly created role. Based in New York, Templeton reports to Bill Kelly, global head of agency securities finance, and Mark Haas, global head of principal securities finance, a BNY Mellon spokesperson told Global Investor. Templeton has spent the past two decades at BNY Mellon as head of financial institutions, intermediaries and market groups since March 2000. WeMatch hires Tellez as CFO from JP Morgan WeMatch has hired former JP Morgan veteran Guillaume Tellez as the new
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